Since retiring from teaching high school social studies, Don Thompson performed first-person interpretations of such historical figures as Florida railroad baron Henry B. Plant. He has authored four previous books and resides in Parrish Florida. He is a member of the Egmont Key Alliance. Carol Thompson is a retired fifth grade elementary teacher. She co-authored SEEKING THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE with her husband Don in 2008. In addition to working on two published local history books, Carol has completed a juvenile novel, as yet unpublished.